20 Fun Facts About Baseball
20 Fun Facts About Baseball

Author: Ryan Nagelhout

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482439689

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Baseball is known as America’s pastime, and it has plenty of history to explore. Readers will love learning wacky facts about baseball and discover who holds some of its most elusive records, like the rare unassisted triple play! The longest game in Major League history and some of its most amazing seasons are also explored with exciting photographs and engaging graphics to help chronicle these feats. This fast-paced book delivers readers fact after fact—just like the hardest fastball pitchers pound the strike zone with ease.

20 Fun Facts About Football
20 Fun Facts About Football

Author: Ryan Nagelhout

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 148243976X

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The National Football League is America’s favorite sports league. Football is fast-paced and full of big hits and even bigger plays from its superstars. These players have set some impressive records over the years. From the amazing seasons running backs have had breaking the 2,000-yard rushing mark, or quarterbacks gunning for the single-season touchdown record, learning about the stats and facts that make up football’s history fun! Graphics and photographs show how the game’s rules, equipment, and even its field have changed over the years, letting readers dive into the huddle and explore football at their own pace.

20 Fun Facts About Basketball
20 Fun Facts About Basketball

Author: Ryan Nagelhout

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482439735

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Put the ball in the hoop and don’t let the other team score. It sounds simple, but there’s so much more to the game of basketball. This exciting book takes a look at the game in a quick and fun way that will have readers begging for more fun facts. From the highest scoring game and the greatest teams in NBA history to the greats of the women’s game, this book uses vibrant photographs to show the all-time best at the top of their game.

20 Fun Facts About Hockey
20 Fun Facts About Hockey

Author: Ryan Nagelhout

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482439808

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Hockey is a tough sport full of fascinating facts. From the fastest slap shot in National Hockey League history to the player with the most fights, readers will love exploring amazing seasons from individual athletes and some of the best teams of all time. They’ll learn why Wayne Gretzky is called “The Great One” and why today’s young talent is changing the game once again. This fast-paced book’s facts and figures show readers just why hockey is one of the coolest sports—and not just because it’s played on ice!

20 Fun Facts About Auto Racing
20 Fun Facts About Auto Racing

Author: Ryan Nagelhout

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482439638

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From the drivers on the track to the fans packing the grandstands, auto racing is a thrilling sport that gets everyone’s adrenaline pumping. This book dives into the amazing facts that make up auto racing’s greatest stories. Readers will love discovering the history of races like the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500, as well as why NASCAR fans call Richard Petty “The King.” Fun graphics show the different flags used in a NASCAR race and just how Americans managed to win an auto race driving from New York City to Paris in 1908!

20 Fun Facts About Soccer
20 Fun Facts About Soccer

Author: Ryan Nagelhout

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482440083

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Soccer is called “the beautiful game” for a reason. It’s an amazing sport full of interesting players, teams, and records. This book takes readers onto the pitch with the greatest players ever to lace up their cleats. From the club teams of England to America’s Major League Soccer, there are great games and fascinating teams all over the world. This book covers every aspect of the game—from World Cup to FA Cup—with interesting facts and colorful photographs to reinforce the beauty of the world’s most popular sport.

20 Fun Facts About Congress
20 Fun Facts About Congress

Author: Joan Stoltman

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2018-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1538218992

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Who makes the laws for our country? Congress does. Readers learning about Congress in school will get a much-needed jolt of excitement thanks to this book. Filled with factoids about strange members of Congress, unbelievable laws, fascinating fights, and other events from the history of Congress, this book draws even the most reluctant readers into history. Each fact is accompanied by an image that allows for further visual comprehension and a caption that adds a splash more of learning and fun.

Baseball
Baseball

Author: Ron Martriano

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2015-03-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1623540577

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Jam-packed with cool baseball trivia, history-making records, unforgettable moments, and wacky true tales of your favorite games, players and events. This book hits a grand slam right out of the park! A perfect gift for the die-hard fan of America's favorite pasttime. Baseball is rich in anecdotes about team superstitions (from the black cat that haunted the Cubs to the "Curse of the Babe"), the antics of the superstars, and other facts that come out of left field. Think today's umpires have a temper? Wait till you read about the 19th century New Jersey ump who pulled out a gun and shoved it in the face of a player who came at him with a bat. Or about the time three Brooklyn Dodger runners found themselves at third base--together. Fans will laugh, they'll learn--and they won't put this down!

My Twenty Years in Baseball
My Twenty Years in Baseball

Author: Ty Cobb

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0486471837

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Cobb personally wrote the story of his life for a newspaper syndicate after his 20 record-setting years in baseball. This illustrated edition is the first commercial publication of his words in book form.

The Complete Baseball Record & Fact Book
The Complete Baseball Record & Fact Book

Author: Sporting News

Publisher:

Published: 2006-02

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 9780892048151

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For 2006, The SPORTING NEWS, a baseball authority since 1886, has combined its Complete Baseball Record Book and the Major League Fact Book into a new and exciting volume. The Complete Baseball Record and Fact Book includes everything found in the Record book, an annual publication since 1909, plus complementary material previously found in the Fact book. When baseball fans talk about the Record Book, this is the book they mean. The 2006 edition, bigger than ever and easier to use, deserves a place in the home of serious baseball fans everywhere.The 2006 Complete Baseball Record & Fact Book includes: 7 Highlights for every big-league season from 1876-20057 Regular-season, All-Star game, playoffs and World Series records updated through the 2005 season7 Individual player and team recordsCareer milestones lists that show where players rank